Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Tottenham (Sun May 15)


                                 Lyon  |  Tottenham
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-1-4-1 A
                     Kristoffer Peace  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                           F_Fazio DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF T_Histelberg
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF S_Howey
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF E_Donk
                        J_Grealish MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                       N_Whiteside MF  |  MF S_Wiltord
                       A_Rodriguez AM  |  MF Doriva
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  MF D_Luca
                           Cantona FW  |  FW M_Jordan
                                       |
                            B_Amos SUB |  SUB Davinio
                          C_Soares SUB |  SUB B_Chilwell
                         M_Laudrup SUB |  SUB J_Castro
                         B_Gilmour SUB |  SUB R_Morrison
                        S_Donnelly SUB |  SUB D_Byrne

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(tth) Tottenham will now play C
Min. 2  :(tth) M_Jordan is through on goal
          ...  M_Jordan swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 3  :(lyn) A_Rodriguez feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_Varane runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But E_Plummer slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Reddy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 3  :(tth) E_Plummer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Doriva gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Doriva fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 5  :(lyn) J_Diakiese works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Cantona
          ...  T_Histelberg takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 7  :(lyn) A_Rodriguez beats E_Donk
          ...  A_Rodriguez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Lyon go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 14 :(tth) T_Histelberg retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  E_Donk latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Donk tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 14 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a 50-yard pass to A_Rodriguez
          ...  E_Plummer wins the ball well
          ...  G_Reddy has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 15 :(tth) M_Jordan stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  J_Diakiese with an over the top challenge
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Kristoffer Peace looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Luca swings it in
          ...  S_Wiltord gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Wiltord tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  G_Bailey with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 16 :(lyn) Cantona jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  E_Donk slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(lyn) A_Lombardo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Rodriguez decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Baboescu dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 19 :(tth) Doriva feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Luca runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Luca with the strike !
          ...  G_Bailey parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And G_Bailey recovers to save!!
Min. 21 :(lyn) N_Whiteside steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  N_Whiteside hits the ball first time!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Fernandes floats the ball in!
          ...  Doriva reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 24 :(lyn) Cantona controls the ball with ease
          ...  S_Winzor with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  N_Whiteside shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to A_Lombardo instead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Howey
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 27 :(tth) T_Histelberg is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Jordan
          ...  But J_Diakiese with the fine tackle
Min. 37 :(tth) E_Donk pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 37 :(tth) B_Chilwell is coming on and E_Donk is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(tth) B_Chilwell runs into space
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Chilwell !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Tottenham are back on level terms now!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Tottenham ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Tottenham

Min. 47 :(lyn) F_Fazio sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  A_Lombardo runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That's given Lyon the lead!
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 48 :(tth) M_Jordan beats N_Vidic
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Jordan with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 51 :(tth) T_Histelberg kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Doriva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  F_Fazio gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(lyn) R_Varane turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Rodriguez
          ...  A_Rodriguez with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 54 :(lyn) J_Diakiese is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But T_Histelberg puts the ball out of play
Min. 58 :(lyn) A_Lombardo takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo hits a great shot !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 59 :(lyn) R_Varane runs at S_Howey
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Varane !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Carlos_Bravo anyway
Min. 61 :(tth) Doriva takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  F_Fazio knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 63 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  A_Lombardo receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_Wiltord with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  G_Reddy wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 64 :(tth) S_Winzor nutmegs B_Fernandes, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Winzor aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  G_Bailey parries it
Min. 69 :(tth) S_Wiltord is first to the ball
          ...  S_Wiltord curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 70 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Gilmour will come on for A_Rodriguez and play AM
Min. 70 :(lyn) M_Laudrup is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Grealish is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(tth) D_Baboescu with the through ball to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan shapes up for a shot!
          ...  G_Bailey with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 75 :(lyn) S_Donnelly is being prepared to come on
          ...  Cantona is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 75 :(tth) D_Byrne replaces an unhappy M_Jordan and will play as a FW
Min. 77 :(tth) J_Castro replaces an unhappy D_Baboescu and will play as a DF
Min. 79 :(tth) Up goes the substitution board - R_Morrison on for S_Winzor as a MF
Min. 80 :(tth) B_Chilwell lobs it over J_Diakiese
          ...  B_Chilwell looks to see where G_Bailey is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Bailey has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Bailey is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 81 :(lyn) B_Fernandes takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Donnelly
          ...  S_Donnelly shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 82 :(lyn) M_Laudrup runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Lombardo
          ...  T_Histelberg with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He is warned by G_Reddy
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  B_Fernandes plays it short to S_Donnelly
          ...  S_Donnelly hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Tottenham fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 83 :(lyn) M_Laudrup boots it towards F_Fazio
          ...  The ball hits S_Howey in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 84 :(tth) Doriva with a first time pass
          ...  D_Byrne runs onto it!
          ...  What a shot from D_Byrne !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 87 :(tth) J_Castro finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  J_Castro has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) E_Plummer beats F_Fazio
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Plummer tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 89 :(tth) J_Castro with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  F_Fazio is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  G_Reddy warns him
Min. 89 :(lyn) R_Varane sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  D_Luca with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Kristoffer Peace looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  M_Laudrup with the thundering drive
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 90 :(tth) E_Plummer beats R_Varane
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Plummer !
          ...  G_Bailey manages to turn it behind
Min. 91 :(lyn) N_Whiteside steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But E_Plummer wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.
Min. 91 :(tth) S_Wiltord with a Cruyff turn
          ...  F_Fazio with a pull on the shirt
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  G_Reddy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rodriguez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Rodriguez (7), A_Lombardo (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Fazio (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : B_Chilwell
Scorers              : B_Chilwell (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Plummer (14), S_Winzor (24), D_Luca (89)
Injured              : E_Donk (37)
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           4        |       15
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 1 Tottenham
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Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  31   1   5   5   9 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  34   9   5  30 |  94   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
J_Diakiese     DF   3  33   9   6  18 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
R_Varane       DF   1  32  10   4  11 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
N_Vidic        DF   2  29   5   4  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  29  12  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  10  29   6  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Rodriguez    AM   1   9  29  21  44 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  30  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Amos         GK  24   1   5   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  27   7  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  14  26   7  22 |  23   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1   9  25  19  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  26  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  33   1   2   3  21 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  28  12  11  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  18 -12 -12
T_Histelberg   DF   1  27  22   3  31 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
S_Howey        DF   2  27   1   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Donk         DF   3  26  12   7  42 |  37   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  23  28  11  22 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
D_Baboescu     MF   1  15  28   6  27 |  78   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  28   9  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Doriva         MF   2  25  26  11  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Luca         MF   2   4  26  22  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  23  30  36 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Davinio        GK  29   1   4   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Castro       DF   1  25   9   6  13 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Morrison     MF   3  19  26  10  11 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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